GOP Rep. Says He ‘Absolutely’ Supports Sessions As AG Despite Trump Criticism

FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., speaks during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reed is drafting a proposal that would require college endowments of more than $1 billion to spend at least 25 percent of their profits every year on financial aid. Reed's goal is to help lower tuition costs for students from working-class families. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., speaks during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reed is drafting a proposal that would require college endowments o... FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., speaks during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reed is drafting a proposal that would require college endowments of more than $1 billion to spend at least 25 percent of their profits every year on financial aid. Reed's goal is to help lower tuition costs for students from working-class families. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) MORE LESS
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Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) on Thursday said he supports Attorney General Jeff Sessions, despite President Donald Trump’s harsh criticism of Sessions during an interview with the New York Times.

“Absolutely I support the attorney general. I think he’s doing a great job,” Reed said on MSNBC. “Those results speak for themselves, and he’ll continue on as the attorney general.”

Trump on Wednesday told the New York Times that Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from all matters related to Russia and the federal probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election was “very unfair to the President.”

“If he would have recused himself before the job, I would have said, ‘Thanks, Jeff, but I’m not going to take you.’ It’s extremely unfair — and that’s a mild word — to the President,” Trump said.

Sessions on Thursday said he will continue to serve as attorney general “as long as that is appropriate.”

Asked to guess why Trump made the harsh remarks, Reed said he was “not going to speak for the President.”

“He’s very refreshing,” Reed added.

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